{"id":247548,"date":"2023-12-06T10:49:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T10:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=247548"},"modified":"2023-12-06T10:49:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T10:49:15","slug":"a-jetta-owner-upgrades-to-the-virtus-dsg-what-he-feels-he-has-gained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/a-jetta-owner-upgrades-to-the-virtus-dsg-what-he-feels-he-has-gained\/","title":{"rendered":"A Jetta owner upgrades to the Virtus DSG: What he feels he has gained"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overall we felt happy with our upgrade in every single aspect. We wish we could have kept our Jetta along with the Virtus.<\/h2>\n

BHPian shiv4747 <\/strong>recently shared this with other enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

Virtus Story:<\/strong><\/p>\n

We were in a dilemma as to whether we really needed to change the car. In September 2024 the FC needed to be done for the car. I was asking my wife that even if we were changing the car, could we keep the Jetta ourselves?<\/p>\n

One of my friends was looking to change his 8-year-old Swift diesel with 90K km on the odometer. When I told my wife this, she said let\u2019s go for the test drive with him for the current new cars. The bottom line was that we just tagged along with him and we had no serious intentions of buying a car. My friend wanted to see the SUV types first. Me and my wife were interested only in manual transmission and were really particular about it.<\/p>\n

Mahindra XUV700<\/strong>: The car was big enough. The 5-seater was a good option for us. We liked the dark blue colour. When we test-drove it, we were stunned by its power in the city traffic. The 360-degree camera was quite useful in such a vehicle. But for a test drive car with 3K km on the odometer, the interiors were making noises which was a concern. But our friend and we were convinced because of the power.<\/p>\n

MG Hector:<\/strong> MY wife was awestruck by the MG Hector\u2019s exterior look and the interior as well. We test-drove it. It was like a cruise ship experience – literally floating. Such spacious seats and nicely done interiors! The engine did not feel powerful. It was smooth though. After the test drive, we inquired with a couple of our colleagues who owned it. Though I don\u2019t want to boast about their reviews here, we had it on our options.<\/p>\n

Kia Seltos:<\/strong> The car was big enough for an SUV. We sat inside the Sonet and Karens, but are interested to test-drive the Seltos only. The sales executive told us that the petrol with high power only comes with a clutchless manual transmission which we are not comfortable with. Hence, only my friend took the test drive of the automatic. The car’s interior is good and spacious enough for an SUV.<\/p>\n

Skoda Kushaq & VW Taigun:<\/strong> Both the cars looked nice from the outside, but did not feel spacious enough on the inside. We drove both cars, but we did not get an SUV feel though they come under the compact SUV segment. Well, I was least bothered as I was not interested in both. My wife, who loved the Kushaq for its looks, was left disappointed after driving it. The mistake we made was that we test-drove the XUV700 first and then the MG Hector:(<\/p>\n

The Virtus and Slavia weren\u2019t available for test drives. We were told that they would bring them to our home when they were available. That said, we had a long drive to Wayanad in our friend\u2019s red Slavia and were aware of the car\u2019s ride quality and interior.<\/p>\n

Grand Vitara:<\/strong> We weren\u2019t so keen on Maruti, but my friend test-drove it. We all were stunned by the mileage data claimed by the salesman.<\/p>\n

Hyundai Creta Petrol SX variant:<\/strong> my brother-in-law has recently purchased it and we had driven it a few times to our native. We did not like the soft suspension, but it is really a good car for daily city driving. My friend was interested in the Knight Edition in Black.<\/p>\n

Virtus 1.0:<\/strong> There are 2 VW dealers in Chennai if I am not wrong. We contacted VW South OMR with whom we test drove the Taigun. They said they had only the 1.0-litre version for a test drive and the GT test drive vehicle has gone to Pondicherry for a week. We test-drove the Highline 1.0 variant. Regarding the looks and interior, it felt okay-ish. I don\u2019t like the fancy dash or interior though. Our 14-year-old Jetta\u2019s interior was nice. The power in the Virtus 1.0 was adequate. But we are not convinced overall.<\/p>\n

Slavia 1.5:<\/strong> Though we had four trips in my friend\u2019s Slavia, my wife wanted to test drive it. She liked it and the interiors were impressive along with the drive quality. The engine was composed enough for city traffic and had incredible power once the accelerator was depressed. With the digital dash and interiors, she loved the Slavia very much. The sales executive from Gurudev Motors was one of the most impressive among all the ones I had interacted with. So mature and calm and very informative with practicality. A big shout out to him.<\/p>\n

This is when we both had our minds convinced to upgrade our car.<\/p>\n

Since my wife liked the GT version due to its appearance, we both wanted to test-drive it. The other dealer in our city (VW Sundaram) was prompt enough to bring it over immediately on the same day that we called. There was a slight delay in the timing. We wanted to test-drive before the evening office traffic, but he came at around 5.30 pm. The colour difference between the 1.0 test drive vehicle and the GT version white made a huge difference in the first impression (mainly for my wife). She loved the interiors which are subtle done in the GT version and a few other noticeable things such as leatherette seats with ventilation. We both loved the raw power of the 1.5 engine. We both felt like it would be an actual upgrade if we went for it. She was keen on the Rising Blue colour but then I told her that white would be a better option and she agreed.<\/p>\n

Price details:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Initial quoted price from VW Sundaram:<\/strong> Rs. 20.90 Lakhs inclusive of accessories.<\/p>\n

Final concluded after discounts:<\/strong> Rs. 20.10 Lakhs.<\/p>\n

We did not inquire much about mileage and maintenance stuff which I had gone through of many GT users on the forum and also, we ourselves have been used to VW for a long time<\/p>\n

The VW Sundaram sales executive was pushing us to book and wanted us to complete the payment procedure on or before 30th October as the increase in road tax was about to get implemented by 1st November. He was also saying that the next lot will come with electric seats which will cost an additional 45K which he used as a sales pitch. Since we have finalised the Virtus, we haven\u2019t bargained, nor demanded anything from the dealership.<\/p>\n

VW Sundaram Motors<\/strong> – Overall a good experience. Though there is nothing to complain about, I hope they improve on approaching the customer and understanding the easy conversion customers among others. Since I have been in Sales for almost 15 years, I expect them to offer much more in terms of customer requirements.<\/p>\n

VW had evaluated our beloved Jetta and given us a quote that we were least interested in. We informed our FNG about this and they quoted an acceptable price.<\/p>\n

We got our Virtus GT manual white delivered on 3rd November 2023 evening at VW Sundaram’s delivery place at CIT Colony, Alwarpet.<\/p>\n

We took it to the temple for the rituals and went for a drive of about 100 km on ECR.<\/p>\n

Till 28th November we had clocked around 600 km with drives on ECR and the city. And on 28th November, we drove to Bangalore as this was our first long drive since the purchase. The current odometer reading is 930 km.<\/p>\n

VW Virtus – Observations\/Feedback – All points compared to our Jetta<\/strong><\/p>\n